Draymond Green Shuts Down Warriors vs. Grizzlies Rivalry Talk
The Memphis Grizzlies and Golden State Warriors do not like each other, but Draymond Green says that does not make it a rivalry. After Thursday night's loss to the Grizzlies, Green said both teams need to beat each other in the playoffs before a matchup can be considered a rivalry.
"One team has to win, and then another team has to win," Green said. "That's what creates a rivalry. Not because one team gets up for you and talk like they can beat you and then not. That doesn't create a rivalry. Rivalries are created by you win, I win. Clearly, we've won four times, and I think their organization has zero championships, so l can't consider that a rivalry."
Green continued by saying, "Anybody can win in March. Anybody can win in March. What that mean? I have a hard time getting out of my bed in March. What's a game in March mean?"
These comments from Green came in the same postgame press conference where he broke down his face-to-face moment with Dillon Brooks, saying, "He thought he would bait me like he gets baited. I get technical fouls when I want to get a technical foul. I don't get baited into technical fouls. So I think that's probably the difference between me and him. If I do that to him, it would be a double-tech, because he would respond. But it's not a double-tech, because I didn't respond. So one of us is bait-able, and one of us aren't. And that's just kinda how it goes."
The Warriors and Grizzlies do not like each other, but Draymond Green does not believe there is any rivalry.
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